HELPFUL TIP

Order a lot of stuff online? You know what an infection foam packing peanuts can feel like in your house. Keep a few handfuls of the little buggers handy, though, for home projects that involve nails and screws.
To drive little brad nails or finish nails with small heads without bashing your fingers, push the tip through a peanut and use it to steady the nail against the wall. After a few hammer taps, pull away the foam and finish driving the nail.
To make a screw fit into a slightly-too-large hole, insert the screw into a peanut, drive it into the hole, then pull away the extra material. Foam bits that cling to the threads help to secure the screw.